NETGEAR WNDR3400 user manual V1.0, August

N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400 User Manual

4. Select the Authentication Type: Automatic or Shared Key.

Note: The authentication scheme is separate from the data encryption. You can select an automatic authentication scheme, which may not run authentication, but still leaves the data transmissions encrypted. If you require strong security, use both the Shared Key and WEP encryption settings.

5.Select the Encryption Strength setting:

•WEP 64-bit encryption. Enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0–9, a–f, or A–F).

•WEP 128-bit encryption. Enter 26 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0–9, a–f, or A–F).

6.Enter the encryption keys. You can manually or automatically program the four data encryption keys. These values must be identical on all computers and access points in your network:

– Passphrase. To use a passphrase to generate the keys, enter a passphrase, and click Generate. This automatically creates the keys. Wireless stations must use the passphrase or keys to access the wireless router.

Note: Not all wireless adapters support passphrase key generation.

–Key 1 – Key 4. These values are not case-sensitive. You can manually enter the four data encryption keys. These values must be identical on all computers and access points in your network. Enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0–9, a–f, or A–F).

7.Select which of the four keys will be the default.

Data transmissions are always encrypted using the default key. The other keys can be used only to decrypt received data. The four entries are disabled if WPA-PSK or WPA authentication is selected.

8.Specify the wireless setting for the 5 GHz wireless network the same as you did for the 2.4 GHz wireless network.

9.Click Apply to save your settings.

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v1.0, August 2010